by admin | Nov 4, 2025 | Opinion/Analysis
Ghana’s chiefs are often accused of enabling illegal mining. There is truth in that accusation, but also a buried story the nation refuses to confront. The state’s mineral governance structure, the painfully slow royalty distribution system, created a perfect...
by admin | Nov 4, 2025 | Opinion/Analysis
Let us speak honestly. When people in Accra and the big cities condemn galamsey, it is not because they have suddenly become lovers and defenders of the environment. It is because polluted water systems and ecological collapse now threaten their comfort. If these same...
by admin | Oct 30, 2025 | Opinion/Analysis
By Obrempong Yaw Ampofo Ghana’s establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod) signals bold ambition: formalize artisanal mining, sanitize gold trade, and plug billions lost to smuggling. On paper, it promises price stability, transparency and state control over an...
by admin | Sep 30, 2025 | Opinion/Analysis
Asankragua Township By Obrempong Yaw Ampofo Drive through Wassa Akropong, Asankragua, Offin Dunkwa, and other mining enclaves today and one thing becomes immediately clear: these are no longer quiet rural communities. Not long ago, these towns moved at the slow pace...
